Question

Q3. The Lamina of the leaf of a plant (P) is modified into a hollow tube.

The leaf apex forms a kind of lid which can open or close the mouth

of hollow tube. When an organism (Q) falls in the hollow tube, the lid

closes automatically killing the organism. The walls of hollow tube

secrete digestive juice which digest the complex substance (R)

present in the body of the organism to form simpler substance (S).

These simpler substances are then absorbed by the walls of the

hollow tube and used by the plants (P).
(a) What could the plant P be?

(b) Name the organism Q.

(c) What could the complex substances R be?

(d) Name the simpler substance S.

(e) What is the general name of plants like P?​

Answer 1

P is pitcher plant... Nepenthes, an insectivorous plant

Q is an insect

R is chitin,, exoskeleton of insects, made of monomers N acetyl glucosamine,, which are nitrogen rich compounds

S the simpler substance is N acetyl glucosamine, a modified monosaccharide

The common name for plants like this is Insectivorous plants,, they live in nitrogen deficient soils and obtain nitrogen from insects.....

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Answer 2

Answer:

  i) Pitcher Plant

 ii) Insect

iii) R is chitin,, exoskeleton of insects

iv) N acetyl glucosamine, a modified monosaccharide

 v) Insectivorous plants